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STATE ACADEMIC COMPETITION

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STATE ACADEMIC COMPETITION Last week, the state UIL academic competition took place in Austin, and Jayton had two students participating. Jayme Braly (below) competed in in persuasive speaking, and Erielle Coulter (top) competed in poetry.

MACKENZIE TROOPS MEMORIAL

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MACKENZIE TROOPS MEMORIAL Among the many U.S. flags displayed in the Spur Cemetery this week is one honoring soldiers in the nineteenth-century Indian Wars campaigns on the Texas plains: “In Memory Of Private Gregg, William Max, W. H. Kilpatrick and other soldiers who met death in this region while serving under General R. S. MacKenzie, Fourth U.S. Cavalry, 1871-1872 and 1874-1875,” reads the 1936 Texas Centennial Marker.

LIBRARY NOTES

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“Oceans of Possibilities” is the theme for this years’ Collaborative Summer Reading Program we will be participating in here at the library. The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is a nonprofit, charitable organization that supports literacy, education and science through summer reading events in public libraries across the United States. All of the programs we will be having this summer are local.

Spur Senior Citizens

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The Spur Senior Citizens Center, located at 210 Burlington Ave., will be serving a noon meal Monday through Friday. The dining room is open, or if you feel more comfortable during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are offering a curbside lunch you can reserve by calling (806) 271-4472. A donation is always appreciated. The cost for seniors over 60 is $4; everyone else is always welcome, for $8.

SPOTLIGHT ON PATTON GRADUATION HIGHLIGHTS

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SPOTLIGHT ON JGISD SENIOR TRIP TO DISNEY

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Teepees for vines

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If your garden is short on space, consider growing vertically. Vining vegetables like cucumbers, beans, winter squash, and gourds can be trained to grow on a structure, saving valuable space for other crops.

Texas caviar tacos a twist on tradition

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The Texas heat is bearing down on us, and cool suppers are at the top of my list when I walk into the kitchen.

SWORN IN

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Newly elected Spur City Council alderperson for Ward 1 Hope Ortiz (center) was sworn in during the council’s regular meeting May 17. Ortiz’s family members were present to hold the Bible for the oath and to offer support; the oath was administered by city secretary Ashley Carothers. | THE TEXAS SPUR

Spur, Jayton graduate the Class of 2022; Patton Springs commencement Friday

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Twenty-nine seniors graduated from Spur High School on Friday night while across the county line, ten seniors completed their school days at Jayton-Girard in Kent County. Patton Springs’s graduation is set for Friday, May 27. Seven seniors will graduate from Patton Springs.